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V'dean
Location Igen Weyr
Position Whirlwind Wingrider
Dragon Blue Ekerth
Firelizard Blue "Dusty"
Birthplace Fort Hold
Played By André Hamann
Rating often blue text
Spirit Creature Cool Cat

Description

There's a youthfulness about this rider that has lingered into his thirties. Maybe it is in the thick fall of dark blonde hair that sweeps back in a soft wave from his square forehead, or the generous fullness of lips, or perhaps it's etched in place by the deep dimple on his left cheek which even a solid growth of beard can't obscure. His eyes are a clear grey green beneath short brows that match the strong angularity of the rest of his features. An air of scruffy cynicism helps balance out what otherwise might be found delicate in a long neck and lean muscled frame of about six feet.

Height Build Eyes Hair
6'0" lean muscle grey-green dk blonde



There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Ana's that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.

~Raymond Chandler


Common Knowledge

  • Transferred to Igen Weyr in the first quarter of Turn 3 of the Pass. He was tapped by then-Weyrsecond F'dan to Whirlwind near the start of the spate of bad Threadfalls that would ultimately take Weyrleader W'rin's life.
  • Blue might be a bit of an odd fit for Whirlwind, but otherwise V'dean doesn't stand out much from the pack that's dominated by nowtimer men. Drinking nights, Rosie's… the one testosterone-laden past time he doesn't seem inclined towards is the occasional sparring that his hotter tempered wingmates can be fond of.
  • Ekerth was laid up for about two turns with a bad wing injury shortly after the start of the Pass, the evidence found in thick scars across his sails. Despite this, they've done a dutiful job of recovering to full-Fall length shape. Never exceptionally talented, they're the kind of solid wingpair that tends to go unnoticed for either heroics or screw-ups. They get the job done, largely through a heavy dependence on between.
  • V’dean was one of the people injured by the stabby rampage of Master Thornton at Southern Barrier Hold, attacked alongside Journeyman Healer Neve in the mining wing. She was assigned to Igen Weyr at the start of Turn 3… but you'd be hard pressed to find him near the infirmary since then, much less see them associating socially.

The less common…


History

This blue pair transferred to Southern Weyr a little less than a turn and a half before the Pass. They were placed in the Weyrleader's wing where V'dean applied himself well enough to Ocelot’s intensive drill schedule despite his talented approximation of being a shiftless layabout. Present at Keroon, Ekerth came away from the surprise Fall with somewhat extensive but superficial injury that had them on restricted activity for only about a seven’s time.

When the first official turn of the Pass came, they were not so lucky — Ekerth suffered major wing injury that grounded him out of the fighting wings and put them on an extended and precarious path to recovery. As they worked on increasing flight stamina through courier duty, their assignments brought him in range of the mysterious killer at Southern Barrier Hold. Not long after his and journeyman Neve’s encounter with the knife-wielding maniac, V’dean transferred to the place that was just about as far from frozen wastelands as he could get: Igen.

Once at the desert Weyr, he fell in with then-Weyrsecond and fellow nowtimer F'dan. His first turn saw V'dean existing somewhat on edge as the newly duty-returned bluepair came up to speed with the demands of topflight Whirlwind. Since then he's settled into the relatively unobtrusive routine of another wingrider amongst the fighting ranks of hundreds.

(See Appendix for more)



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Logs

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Mentions

Title OOC Date Characters Summary Com
We're Going to Need Bigger Signs 02 Jan 2015 05:00

Neve, Sammael

Sammael wanders into the healer garden and proves you can never have too many warning signs.

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Fearful Things 12 Jan 2015 05:00

G'tan, Erissa

G'tan helps Erissa recover from a frightful incident and shares a secret of his own. (Slightly backdated.)

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The Trial of Journeyman Neve 22 Jan 2015 05:00

Annik, Neve, Healer Master Aceti and Harper Sr. Journeyman Banetti (NPCed by Neve), Miner Sr. Journeyman Tavian and Harper Sr. Journeyman Lorens (NPCed by Annik)

(BACKSCENE) Neve finally has her day in court and receives the shock of her life when Annik appears to testify against her.

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Neve's Last Letter 22 Jan 2015 05:00

Neve

(Backdated) Before she faces the hearing that will determine her fate, Neve pens one last letter to the man who saved her life.

1
The Wherry in the Room 18 Feb 2015 00:00

F'dan, Neve

(Backdated:) A Healer brings the Weyrleader reports on his riders. Most of the conversation happens in subtext.

1
Ripples 22 Feb 2015 05:00

Ennis, Tija

Ennis approaches another prospect for an Igen Weyrgames team!

2
Kicking Tails 21 Feb 2015 05:00

Ennis, Erissa

Ennis tracks another Weyrgames prospect. No tails are actually kicked in this scene.

1
Hush-a-ba, Burdie 04 Apr 2015 23:00

Neve, F'dan

A few candlemarks after drinking with Linny, F'dan turns up at Neve's room.

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